During the investigation, Escondido police detectives discovered Jackson had left open a company bank account she had been instructed to close and then used it to deposit customer checks, withdrawing the money for herself, according to Winn.

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Origin and Etymology of instruct

Middle English, from Latin instructus, past participle of instruere, from in- + struere to build — more at structure

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Synonym Discussion of instruct

teach, instruct, educate, train, discipline, school mean to cause to acquire knowledge or skill. teach applies to any manner of imparting information or skill so that others may learn. taught us a lot about our planetinstruct suggests methodical or formal teaching. instructs raw recruits in military drilleducate implies development of the mind. more things than formal schooling serve to educate a persontrain stresses instruction and drill with a specific end in view. trained foreign pilots to operate the new aircraftdiscipline implies training in habits of order and precision. a disciplined mindschool implies training or disciplining especially in what is hard to master. schooled the horse in five gaits

command, order, bid, enjoin, direct, instruct, charge mean to issue orders. command and order imply authority and usually some degree of formality and impersonality. command stresses official exercise of authority. a general commanding troopsorder may suggest peremptory or arbitrary exercise. ordered his employees about like slavesbid suggests giving orders peremptorily (as to children or servants). she bade him be seatedenjoin implies giving an order or direction authoritatively and urgently and often with admonition or solicitude. a sign enjoining patrons to be quietdirect and instruct both connote expectation of obedience and usually concern specific points of procedure or method, instruct sometimes implying greater explicitness or formality. directed her assistant to hold all callsthe judge instructed the jury to ignore the remarkcharge adds to enjoin an implication of imposing as a duty or responsibility. charged by the President with a secret mission

Definition of instruct for Students

instructed

instructing

3: to give directions or commands to She instructed us to stay seated.

Law Dictionary

instruct

transitive verb
in·struct

Legal Definition of instruct

: to provide (a jury) with explanation and directions regarding the law applicable to a case the judge instructed the jury that the plaintiff bears the burden of proofthe jury was instructed to ignore the attorney's comments